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NewsHour correspondents have traveled around the country in recent months talking to Americans about their experiences in the decade since 9/11. Here is a preview of the PBS NewsHour’s 90-minute 9/11 special, which will air at 8 p.m. ET on most PBS stations and live online. Continue reading →

Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the NewsHour and local PBS stations have launched a new project called the 9/11 Video Quilt. We’ve collected reflections from Americans across the country about what’s changed since 2001. Here’s a sampling of the responses so far. Continue reading →

Wednesday marked the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that killed 11 people and began to dump millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Jim Lehrer reports on the day’s vigils, and Tom Bearden reports on the clean-up progress and compensation efforts along the Gulf Coast. Continue reading →

Nearly a year ago, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers and triggered a massive oil spill before the leaking well was plugged. Tom Bearden returned to the Gulf to assess the environmental damage and found significant reports of erosion. Continue reading →

On the 30th anniversary of the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr., Judy Woodruff discusses that day’s events with the Washington Post’s Del Quentin Wilber and Dr. Joseph Giorando, who led the George Washington University Hospital trauma team that treated the president. Continue reading →

With Sunday marking the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth, watch an excerpt of a 1989 interview where Jim Lehrer spoke with the former president about debating then-President Jimmy Carter. Continue reading →

Many of you have asked how the relaunched PBS NewsHour is doing now that we’ve celebrated our first birthday. The short answer is: very well. Simon Marks, president of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, recently recapped the past year of our evolution for TV critics’ in Los Angeles. Here’s a look at how we’ve changed on-air and online. Continue reading →